Strictly Ballroom is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. The film, Luhrmann's feature directorial début, is the first in his The Red Curtain Trilogy of theatre-motif-related films; it was followed by Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge.
Strictly Ballroom is based on a critically acclaimed stage play originally set up in 1984 by Luhrmann and fellow students while he was studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney. An expanded version of the play became a success at the Czechoslovakian Youth Drama Festival in Bratislava in 1986, and, in 1988, it made successful season at Sydney's Wharf Theatre, where it was seen by Australian music executive Ted Albert and his wife Antoinette. They both loved it, and, when Albert soon after set up the film production company M&A Productions with ex-Film Australia producer Tristram Miall, they offered Luhrmann to transform his play into a film. He agreed on the condition that he would also get to direct it.
Swing Dance is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s. Historically, the term "Swing" referred to the style of jazz music, which inspired the evolution of the dance. The term "swing dancing" is often extended to include other dances that do not have certain characteristics of traditional swing dances: West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, East Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, Jive, Rock and Roll, Modern Jive, and other dances developed during the 1940s and later. A strong tradition of social and competitive Boogie Woogie and Rock 'n' Roll in Europe add these dances to their local swing dance cultures.
The Tallinn DanceSport Cup is a sanctioned 2-day Estonian DanceSport Association (EDSA) competition hosted annually in Tallin, Estonia since 2016. Recognized by the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the competition is held at the end of September, at the beginning of the DanceSport season - a good jump start for couples, judges, and coaches alike.
Tango is a Ballroom Dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance.
The International Championships, also known as the International Latin American Dance Championships, were created after the Second World War in England by Elsa Wells. The current full title of this event is the Elsa Wells International Dance Championships, and includes all categories of International Style Standard and International Style Latin Ballroom Dance. Currently, the International Championships are organized by Dance News.
Turkish DanceSport Federation - is the official national governing body for DanceSport (the competitive version of ballroom dancing) in the Turkey. Member of World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), President - Tolga Han Cinkitas.
The United Kingdom Alliance (UKA) is a dance teaching and examination board based in Blackpool, England, and operating internationally. The UKA was established in 1902 and provides training in a range of dance styles, with examination syllabi for students, and training courses for people wishing to become certified dance teachers.
The United States Imperial Society Of Teachers of Dancing (USISTD) is a dance teaching and examination board based in USA. It is part of examination board in Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, United Kingdom.
Universal Ballroom Dance Center is a Ballroom Dance studio located in Camden, NJ.
